Comments on: Top Frugal Colleges Of 2009. Is Stanford A Cheap College?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:06:48 +0000

@Miranda

Is the cost of living considerably cheaper in Utah as well? I would imagine that you could stretch your dollar at a University like BYU compared to a UCLA or UCSD. For many graduate students as well, debt can be overwhelming while in college. Especially if they have additional debt carried over from an undergraduate program.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:01:18 +0000

@Cascia

I’m still looking for a list of top technical trade schools. I think the list would be interesting to add here as well.

By: Cascia @ Healthy Moms

Cascia @ Healthy Moms — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:33:24 +0000

That’s a very interesting list. They should have a list of technical schools or what you call trade schools too. I wish that I would have gotten an associate’s degree from a two year University instead of a Bacholor’s. My college degree hasn’t helped me one bit in getting a decent job. These days you are better off learning a trade. Thank you for sharing! You have a very interesting blog here.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:08:03 +0000

I would like to also point out that in terms of cost and education, Utah public universities (and BYU) offer very good value. Depending on your program, you can be in the top 25 or 50 at a majority of universities — and pay very little. I’m not a huge fan of living in Utah (we plan to move when my husband finishes his Ph.D.), but he is in a #1 rated program for his specialty, and we aren’t paying hardly anything.